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Moving forward on my third custom order, the same woman who wanted the rice bamboo scarf also wanted one in snow white. I wanted to give her some diversity – not the same weaving pattern in both scarves. So I played with my weaving software, Fiberworks, to come up with a design that I liked. […] The second custom weaving order was for a handwoven bamboo scarf. Although most of us would call the color eggshell or natural, the yarn manufacturer calls it rice, so that’s what I call it, too. I’ve made this color before, but was out of it, so it turned into a special order. My customer […] Again, even though I wasn’t blogging for a week, I sure was weaving. I wanted to have plenty of fall options for my show last weekend, so Tammy worked her magic quickly and got me some beautiful Egyptian cotton and bamboo-cotton blend yarn. With the Egyptian cotton, I threaded the 4 harness counterbalance loom in […] Using my leg-elevated-while-weaving setup, I was able to get some weaving done by working in short spurts. These scarves were handwoven from that beautiful hand painted yarn from Yarntopia Treasures. Although I got this marvelous color combination in both 100% bamboo and in Tencel, I chose to do the bamboo first. Why? Because it’s […] I love to use hand painted yarn in my weaving. I purchase virtually all of it from the talented Tammy of Yarntopia Treasures. Tammy’s color sense, the way she blends colors that coordinate and contrast in her yarns, really appeals to me. While I’ve been recuperating, I’ve managed to set myself up so I can […] |
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